A system level testbed for a mid-infrared beam combiner for terrestrial planet finder

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2169-2178

  Martin, Stefan ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAY DESIGNS; OPTICAL DETECTION; TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER (TPF); TESTBED;

ARRAYS; HEAT RADIATION; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT; MEASUREMENT THEORY; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SPACECRAFT; TELESCOPES; TRACKING (POSITION);

PLANETS;

EID: 11244260574     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2004.1368010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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